Daihatsu Announces Organizational Changes

March 17, 2015

Daihatsu Announces Organizational Changes

At its annual general meeting of shareholders, DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD. announces its new organizational structure and the areas of responsibility for each executive member.
1. Appointment, Retirement, Transfer of Directors and Auditors (as of the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders)

Candidates for executive member after the 174th annual general meeting of shareholdersThe appointments of directors and corporate auditors will become official following their approval at the 174th annual general meeting of shareholders. The appointment of directors with titles-chairman, president, and executive vice president-will be formally decided at a meeting of the Board of Directors held after the 174th annual general meeting of shareholders. Retiring directors will retire as of the date of the 174th annual general meeting.

[1] Candidate for Executive Vice President

Name

Current title

Hiroyuki Yokoyama

Senior Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation

[2] Candidates for Director

Name

New Title

Current Title

Hitoshi Horii

Director (Senior Managing

Executive Officer)

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

Ichiro Yoshitake

Director (Senior Managing

Executive Officer)

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

Shinsuke Hori

Director (Senior Managing

Executive Officer)

Vice President, Aoi Machine

Industry Co., Ltd.

Kenji Yamamoto*1

Director

Corporate Auditor*2

Mitsuhisa Kato*3

Director

Executive vice president, Toyota Motor Corporation

*1 … Outside board member under Japanese corporate law

*2 … Outside corporate auditor under Japanese corporate law

*3 … Non-resident

[3] Retiring Directors

Name

Current Title

Tatsuya Kaneko

Executive vice president

Naoto Kitagawa

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

Makoto Irie

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

[4] Candidate for Corporate Auditor

Name

Current Title

Yoshiki Kitajima*

President, Toyota Corolla Tokushima Corporation

Fusahiro Yamamoto*

Certified Public Accountant, Fusahiro Yamamoto Accounting

Firm

* … Outside corporate auditor under Japanese corporate law
[5] Retiring Auditors

Name

Current Title

Takashi Matsuura*

Corporate Auditor

Kenji Yamamoto*

Corporate Auditor

* … Outside corporate auditor under Japanese corporate law
[For your information]
Structure of directors and corporate auditors (candidates) after the 174th annual general meeting of shareholders
[1] Directors New appointments

Name

Titles

Koichi Ina

Chairman

Masanori Mitsui

President

Hiroyuki Yokoyama

Executive Vice President

Yasunori Nakawaki

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

Sudirman

Maman Rusdi

Director

Masahiro Fukutsuka

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

Hitoshi Horii

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

Ichiro Yoshitake

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

Shinsuke Hori

Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer)

Kenji Yamamoto*1

Director

Mitsuhisa Kato*2

Director

*1 … Outside board members under Japanese corporate law

*2 … Non-resident

[2] Corporate Auditors ◆ New appointments

Name

Titles

Kunihiko Morita

Full-time Corporate Auditor

Kosuke Ikebuchi*

Corporate Auditor

Yoshiki Kitajima*

Corporate Auditor

Fusahiro Yamamoto*

Corporate Auditor

* … Outside corporate auditor under Japanese corporate law
2. Appointment, Retirement, Transfer of Directors and Auditors (as of April 1st 2015) [1] New Executive Officers (as of April 1st 2015)

Name

New Title

Current Title

Katsumi Marutani

Senior Executive Officer

Managing Officer, Toyota Motor

East Japan, Inc.

Nobuo Nasu

Executive Officer

Senior General Manager, Daihatsu Motor Kyushu Co., Ltd.

Hideki Teramae

Executive Officer

Deputy General Manager, R&D Div.(Senior General Manager)

[2] Promoting Executive Officers (as of April 1st 2015)

Name

New Title

Current Title

Katsuhiro Ikoma

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

Senior Executive Officer

Shigeharu Toda

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

Senior Executive Officer

Takuji Izutani

Senior Executive Officer

Executive Officer

Norihide Bessho

Senior Executive Officer

Executive Officer

[3] Retiring Executive Officers (as of March 31st 2015)

Name

Current Title

Shinichi Mukoda

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Eiji Mishima

Executive Officer

[4]. Executives' Titles and Areas of Responsibility (as of April 1st 2015) Directors

Masahiro Fukutsuka

Director (Senior Managing

Executive Officer)

- Chief Officer, Overseas

Business Group

Makoto Irie

Director (Senior Managing

Executive Officer)

- Group CF

- Special Assignment

Executive OfficersPromotion ◆ New appointments

Name

Title

Areas of Responsibility

Takamasa Kurinami

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

- Senior Director, Perusahaan

Otomobil Kedua Sdn. Bhd.

- Overseas Business Group

Hitoshi Horii

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

- Chief Officer, Sales & Marketing Group

Domestic sales Div.

Customer Service Parts Div. Sales IT Promotion Dept.

Ichiro Yoshitake

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

- Branch Manager, Tokyo Office

- Deputy Chief Officer, Sales & Marketing Group

Domestic Product Div. Domestic Marketing Div. Area Management Dept. CS Dept.

Fleet Sales Dept.

- BR Higashi Nihon Group

Tsuneo Itagaki

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

- Senior Executive Director, P.T. Astra Daihatsu Motor

- Overseas Business Group

Katsuhiro Ikoma

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

- Chief Officer, Quality Group

Shigeharu Toda

Senior Managing Executive

Officer

- Overseas Business Group

General Manager, Project Div.

Yasumitsu Morita

Senior Executive Officer

- President, Perodua Auto

Corporation Sdn. Bhd.

- President, Perodua

Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.

- Overseas Business Group

Miki Ibaraki

Senior Executive Officer

- Chief Officer, Total Quality

Management Promotion Group

- Quality Group

Hajime Nishimura

Senior Executive Officer

- Vice President, P.T. Astra

Daihatsu Motor

Hiromasa Hoshika

Senior Executive Officer

- Chief Officer,, Production & Purchasing Group

General Manager, Production

Engineering Div.

- BR Nishi Nihon

- Environmental Affairs Dept.

Katsumi Marutani ◆

Senior Executive Officer

- R&D Group

Styling Div.

Takuji Izutani ◇

Senior Executive Officer

- Deputy Managing Director, Perodua Global Manufacturing Sbn. Bhd.

Norihide Bessho ◇

Senior Executive Officer

- Chief Officer, Group CF

- BR Higashi Nihon Group

Toru Ueda

Executive Officer

- Chief Officer,, R&D Group General Manager, Product Planning Div.

General Manager, Quality

Control Center

Saburou Yagi

Executive Officer

- Overseas Business Group General Manager, Overseas Production & Purchasing Div.

Takashi Iida

Executive Officer

- Overseas Business Group General Manager, Product Div.

Nobuo Nasu ◆

Executive Officer

- Director, Daihatsu Motor

Kyushu Co., Ltd.

- Production & Purchasing

Group

Hideki Teramae ◆

Executive Officer

- R&D Group

General Manager, R&D Div.

Advisers◇New appointments

Name

New Title

Current Title

Hiroyuki Yokoyama

Adviser

Senior Managing Officer, Toyota

Motor Corporation

Shinsuke Hori

Adviser

Vice President, Aoi Machine

Industry Co., Ltd.

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